IMO- The staff doesn't know what the problem is.
1. Communication Sucks
2. Lack of physical battles
3. No emphasist on " Taking the fight to them".
4. The breakdown starts at center.

And if they don't figure that out fast.
The better the chance; more injuries will happen.

It looks like Tom and Belton will miss this game, Banks may miss the game and Walker is dinged too so the O-line is banged up and limping into Dallas. Couple the injuries with Jenkins apparently struggling with the change to center and Morgan playing a new position on a weekly basis and the O-line may take awhile to get better. I hope they can patchwork their way through Dallas and get to the bye week because they need time to heal and get organized.

And speaking of getting organized, can we please have some positional consistency for Morgan as well as have a little more trust in Kinnard who has played decently when inserted into the line up.

Right now we are exacerbating the impact of injuries. It’s one thing to lose players or have them play hindered but by playing musical chairs on top of that we are adding further challenges to those who remain. Pick a player, focus him on one spot and let him work primarily at that on field in practice and off.

That means being willing to trust back ups in order to minimize the roles we ask others to potentially back up. Yes they aren’t as good, so give them the chance to be the best they can be and, as importantly get them and their neighbors used to Joe they play. The OL is not 5 islands, it’s a unit and particularly inside, understanding and coordination are as important as individual competency.

Whichever line up we’ve put out, the salient constant is that they have not looked coordinated. That’s a characteristic of an OL that’s playing under its talent from the get go.

Some of this damage was done in the summer with questionable choices of where to cross train. That can’t be undone now, but the current usage can be improved.

If Stenavich won’t, then LaFleur needs to make him and thus Butkus. That’s leadership from a head coach, not agreeing that the handling of Morgan has not been ideal for him or the team but not intervening. It’s not just Morgan.

Leadership is not allowing coaches to perpetuate self/defeating behavior. It’s also part of helping them grow. You don’t develop coaching talent by leaving it unguided to succeed or fail. Yet LaFleur seems to. Here, and with Barry and others until it’s too late for them and the seasons in question. Leadership is more than just encouragement and reinforcement unfortunately.

Right now the defenses facing the Packers are stacking the LOS and daring Love to beat them with his arm. It worked the first two games, but the run game suffered as the defense simply had more guys than offense on the line. Against Cleveland, there was a double whammy. Not only does Cleveland have a top three defensive group. But the Packers had to keep shifting their OL as they lost their starters, and had guys like Morgan playing RT- something he had never done.
At the same time, the coaches, especially LaFleur, need to be ready to adjust the game plan to accommodate changing realities on the field. Strong pass rush? Quick passes and Love backpedals to get out of harm's way. Move the chains, forget those "chunk plays" unless the defense does something different.
Last, Cory, time to stop the fan bashing. You seem to believe that we're a bunch of "chicken littles", ready to panic at the first sign of adversity. But read the comments. It mainly consists of posters offering criticism and possible solutions, not screaming for heads to roll or that the season is over. Give us a little more credit than that, please.

"Over 90 percent of Jacobs’ yards have come after contact. That is complete bananas and it’s also a recipe for your workhorse running back to get injured."

Last year Barkley ran for over 2000 yards and over 1000 of them came BEFORE contact. IIRC I read something on a Packers site (maybe here) that Jacobs was no where close to that yardage before contact. There were thoughts about this O-Line being better this year and perhaps Jacobs could actually get 2 or 3 yards before getting smashed by multiple defenders.

Obviously losing Tom has been huge and run blocking was supposed to be our new LG Banks specialty. So far when Banks has been playing it hasn't been impressive. Bank's has had three different injuries already this year IIRC. So far Banks hasn't been one of Gute's FA homeruns.

We're just entering week 4. If I was asked if the Packers were 3-1 entering the bye with Jordan Love and most of the starters only playing a series or two in the preseason, I'd have signed up for that every time. When the schedule came out I HATED the week 5 bye. I've always gelt that was too early. Now, with all these injuries, the bye couldn't be coming at a better time.

Just go out and win this week and try and get healthier for the Bengals at home week 6.

GO PACK GO!!!

"Punch the Cowboys in the mouth"?

Those punches need to be made by the OL and Ds Front 7.

I believe the D can throw some effective hooks and uppercuts...maybe an occasional haymaker. The OL? Haven't done that yet this season.

A well-known issue for months, and just not a week since the loss to Cleveland, that is now exacerbated by injuries and low level depth. Getting a healthy group is paramount, but the ideology, the extreme versatility for all is a mess that leaves them with no dominant position players. Yes, the couple that (ahem) are deemed as being such, aren't really of that high standard. They exude such a thinking when others are allowed to play at a position more regularly, allowing for better cohesive/enforcer play.

I agree with many of these comments (will power, cohesiveness, game plan and lack of adjustments, teams are challenging Love to beat them - selling out against the run game) Most importantly for me, Competitive Attitude has to be present. Parson's was right about crapping the bed....it starts with attitude, and proceeds to responsibility. Sometimes, there is not much a coach can do to wake a team up (or for that matter, settle them down at times). It IS up to the player and the unit's leadership on the field. But what happens when your leaders go down to injury or have a bad game?

Random thoughts...Where did these go in our offensive plan?

*It's a double-edged sword when you have jumpy lineman, or those concerned about what exactly their assignment is, but the Packers are not helping themselves with the lack of hard-counts/quick snaps. In fact, Packers are very predictable with the snap. Thank you to Mike Wahle for pointing out how predictable the shotgun snaps are with the leg cue, too (Been observing the same). It may help our 0-line, and slow opponents d-line, if we change the snap sequence up (albeit risky with inexperienced players).
*Similarly, where is the pump fakes/shoulder tweaks on the shorter pass patterns, penalizing d-backs that jump routes?
*How the bleep can we spend 2/3rds of that game in 11 personnel???...especially when we played 12, and even 13, personnel so effectively previously? Yes, I understand Kraft's availability was questionable, but we do have other bodies at the position.
*For that matter where was Chris Brooks and/or the use of double-back sets to help pass block?

"I was always told that an NFL team is only as good as its line."

What? Even by The Corner standards, this is a lede that should not have been written, and then buried.

The game is lost in the back. IMO the Pack have the worst pass D I've seen thus far. Hafly is using the prevent d playbook of hs predessor because his backs are small, slow, cant cover, poor tackles.
Teams will have field days agaiinst these guys. Once Dallas went pass crazythe game turned in their favor. Couldnt get off the field.